MDA announced today that it has signed contract amendments with the Canadian Space Agency for the Design Phase of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM). The additional functionality for RCM resulting from these amendments includes higher security features for the spacecraft, and development of a solution supporting identification of ships using RCM’s Automatic Identification System (AIS). In conjunction with the Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery provided by RCM, the AIS system will provide additional data supporting the monitoring of Canada’s coastal zones. The value of the amendments totals $6.8 Million (CAD).
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MDA provides advanced information solutions that capture and process vast amounts of data, produce essential information, and improve the decision making and operational performance of business and government organizations worldwide.
Focused on markets and customers with strong repeat business potential, MDA delivers a broad spectrum of information solutions, ranging from complex operational systems, to tailored information services, to electronic information products.
The Company’s common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol TSX:MDA.
